Surūpa, (1) (17113)

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Surūpa, (1)
Entry 17113, Page 602, Col. 2
(surUpa, surUpa)
Surūpa, (1)¦ n. of a legendary king who gave son, wife, and himself to be eaten by an ogre in exchange for religious instruction: Mv i.92.13 (briefly told); Av i.188.1 ff. (at length; the demon is Śakra in disguise); (2) n. of another legendary king, with similar history: Mv i.94.2; (3) n. of a deer (the Bodhisattva) in the Surūpasya mṛga- rājño Jātakam (colophon, ii.257.5): Mv ii.255.11 ff.; (4) n. of a yakṣa(?): Samādh p. 43 line 21.

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